ODI has met the challenges of designing a hose specifically for
cabling in the subsea environment. ODI’s Oil-Filled Hose (jumper)
assemblies have proven to be a reliable and economical means for passing
electrical and/or optical circuits, compensating its internal pressure as the
external environmental pressure changes. The design objective of the Oil-Filled
Hose was to develop a durable, yet pliable, self-pressure compensating hose to
meet the demands of electrical and/or optical applications
at any ocean depth. It begins with an inner elastomeric tube, layered with both
Kevlar fiber and braided synthetic filler, then finished with an outer
elastomeric cover. This form is a structure that is relatively complaint
radially, but does not allow stretching under axial tension. This double-walled
combination of inner and outer elastomeric barriers with fiber reinforcements
has allowed ODI_s Oil-Filled Hose to be both sturdy and long-wearing, and also
adaptable to meet the needs of your subsea projects. The hose is filled with a
non-conductive fluid, silicone oil, which acts as a pressure compensator and
insulator. The electrical and/or optical conductors are loosely housed within
the oil-filled assembly and there are no metal components to corrode. The hose
can be terminated into a variety of hose end fittings, which enables the ease
of assembly to any combination of connectors or feed-throughs. These hose end
fittings include the standard JIC and the ODI integral hose termination. The
hose is available in a variety of sizes, see the reverse side. The standard
color for the hose is orange with other colors available upon request.
ODI Oil-Filled Hose assemblies are economical because of their versatility and
durability. There is no need to adapt a less than perfect off-the-shelf cable,
or to have special short custom runs of cable fabricated. And for optical
circuits, it provides the ultimate “loose-tube” construction.
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